Table of Contents

United States Department of Agriculture

Foreign Agricultural Service

Circular Series
FHORT 10-00

October 2000

World Horticultural
Trade and U.S. Export
Opportunities

Table of Contents
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On The Cover
Staff Contacts
World Trade Situation and Trade Policy Updates
	Pacific Northwest Cherry Shipments To Australia Exceed Expectations
	U.S. Exports of Horticultural Products Projected up in FY 2001
	China Growing in Importance for U.S. Wine Exporters
	Japanese Imports of U.S. Asparagus Reach 5-Year High
	Pecan Production is Rising in Mexico
	Vegetable Production in New Zealand Up, Prices Down
	Austrian Fruit Production on the Rise
	Japan Approves All Varieties of U.S. Nectarines
	USDA Trade Successes Surpass $2 Billion in Fiscal Year 1999
	USDA Extends Comment Period on Proposal to Allow Fuji Apples from Korea
	USDA Announces Plant Health Conference 2000 in North Carolina
	USDA to Hold National Summit on Agricultural Transportation
	FDA Launches National Food Safety Education Month Efforts
	Glickman Announces Workshop for Limited Resource Farmers
Statistics
	Top U.S. Horticultural Product Exports by Value Top U.S. Horticultural Product Exports by Volume		.WK3	or	.PDF
	Top U.S. Horticultural Product Imports by Value Top U.S. Horticultural Product Imports by Volume		.WK3	or	.PDF
	Selected Horticultural Crop Prices Received by U.S. Growers		.WK3	or	.PDF
	U.S. Horticultural Product and Market Export Summaries				.PDF
U.S. Exports of Horticultural Products
	Summary		.TXT	or	.PDF
	By Country of Destination		.TXT	or	.PDF
U.S. Imports of Horticultural Products
	Summary		.TXT	or	.PDF
	By Country of Origin		.TXT	or	.PDF


Export Summary

U.S. exports of horticultural products to all countries in July totaled $882 million, an increase of 3 percent from the same month a year earlier. Nine of the 15 product categories registered value increases. Categories with the most significant increases in July were fresh citrus (up $9.8 million or 61 percent), canned/prepared fruit (up $3.8 million or 27 percent), and fresh vegetables (up $5.2 million or 23 percent). The categories with the most significant decreases were wine (down $5.9 million or 12 percent) and dried fruit (down $3 million or 10 percent). For fiscal year (FY) 2000 to date (October-July), the total value of U.S. horticultural exports was $8.7 billion, up 1.2 percent from the same period in FY 1999.


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Cocoa and Honey Reporting Coverage Discontinued

Beginning with the June 2000, Tropical Products: World Markets and Trade Circular and the November 2000, Sugar: World Markets and Trade Circular, commodity and country analysis and statistical tables for cocoa and honey will be discontinued. This decision was necessitated due to declining Foreign Agricultural Service budget resources and the need to more strategically target remaining resources in support of the agency's primary mission to facilitate the expansion of export opportunities for U.S.-produced agricultural commodities. The Horticultural and Tropical Products Division (HTP) expects to continue to receive voluntary reporting on cocoa and honey production and trade from an abbreviated number of countries and these will continue to be posted on the FAS and HTP Home Pages upon receipt.

What’s New on the Homepage?

The Horticultural and Tropical Products Division has redesigned its homepage in order to bring the latest information to the public as efficiently as possible. The site now contains information on policy and technical developments affecting trade in horticultural commodities, as well as selected reports submitted by FAS overseas offices and special reports prepared by the division. The information will be updated every two weeks, with older news being archived. Other new features include updated commodity pages and U.S. trade data. For further information on the HTP homepage, please contact Karina Ramos at (202) 720-0897.
Go to http:/www.fas.usda.gov/htp/

All measures not otherwise noted are metric. One kilogram (kg.) = 2.2046 pounds, 1 metric ton = 2,204.62 pounds, 1 liter = 0.2642 gallon, 1 hectoliter (hl.) = 26.42 gallons, and 1 hectare (ha.) = 2.471 acres.

Last modified: Wednesday, January 31, 2001